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Chives vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chives and fondant icing

  • Chives are higher than fondant icing in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 177% more than fondant icing.

Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Chives
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7300%
Contains more IronIron +15900%
Contains more CopperCopper +5133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Chives
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +618.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0mg 65%
Carbs 4.35g 93.18g 30%
Folate 105µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin A 218µg 0µg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 0.01mg 20%
Copper 0.157mg 0.003mg 17%
Calories 30kcal 373kcal 17%
Manganese 0.373mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Magnesium 42mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 296mg 4mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 3mg 9%
Phosphorus 58mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.016mg 8%
Protein 3.27g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.005mg 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.02g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 88.9g N/A
Sodium 3mg 11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +3550%
Contains more WaterWater +1245%
Contains more OtherOther +1566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2042.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/nutrients
  2. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.